Disable Nvidia GPU and use Intel HD Graphics 3000 instead?

I'm thinking about buying a Asus G74SX and have a question:

Is it possible to disable the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M and use the Intel HD Graphics 3000 (integrated in the CPU) instead? In order to reduce power consumption and noise.

Asus G74SX does not have Nvidia Optimus, but is there a setting in BIOS for using the Intel HD Graphics 3000 instead?

/Ulrik

 

The answer is NO.

 

Ok, thanks!

 

Could this be possible if somebody modified the bios the handle it? Theoretically.

 

Theoretically probably yes. It's already proven to work on G73SW.

 

will it work with asus g73jh??

 

No, simply because the CPUs on the G73JH don't have an IGP.

 

thank you, i just wanted to know if i can turn it on then i can get my screen back, and what do you preffer to buy a 5870m or hd 6970 , however i have to buy a vga mine is dead.

 

A Clevo 6970m or 6990m would be the best option, although you would need to mod your heatsink.

 

will a 6990m fit in my g73jh?

 

How to disable NVIDIA and enable Intel on G73SW?

 

will gtx 560 fit in my asus g73jh becoz I dont have enough money to buy hd 6990 or 6970.

 

please dont buy asus g74 it has onboard vga, and you cant switch to intel, because that place is occupied by gtx 560, but you never can upgrade graphics, in this laptop.

I tell you to stick with MSI its great and no probs at all. but you can see asus problems all over several forums, im a owner of asus g73 and i still tell you to go with any other brands.
if you buy asus in few days you will be posting a thread for help., haha thats for sure , every asus owner is registered in forums seeking help.

 

That is a genuine concern and it is up to the OP to decide whether optimus is for him/her or not.

This however:

Is one of those general statements that doesn't really apply no matter how you look at it.

Fact 1: The G73 had a few really problematic issues, that much is true. Asus took it's sweet time, but did fix them.

Fact 2: Any laptop model will have models that fail, are DoA and a few of the batch are always lemons, that includes AW, MSI, Clevo and every other manufacturer.

Fact 3: People mostly come on BR for help so it figures that the forum is full of people asking for help, that is why the forums are full of people asking for help. People who have machines that are working perfectly fine are less likely to come to the forums in the first place unless they were already members here.

 

DUde chill.
I seriously know that people come here to seek help , but asus is born with problems thats what I said.
AND IM sorry , because there are many people in this forum helping me ,
if I have done something wrong please forgive me. I got pissed because im trying to wake up my beast for bit long time . but from this moment I LOVE ASUS <3 , I love asus. ,
and makes cheap ones with best performace. but in my point of view buying g74 is useless you could stick with g73.

 

This wasn't a rant directed at you, so don't worry about it. I kinda agree with you on the G74 vs G73, but that is a whole other story. Saying that Asus laptops are riddled with problems in general is something i consider to be wrong, some models do have their fair share of problems, especially the first generation ones. Look at the UX31 for example, but some are working pretty much flawlessly for most users.

And no you have done nothing wrong, you expressed your thoughts about Asus, i just felt the need to reply, is all Sorry if i came out as acerbic, that wasn't my intention. You are entitled to your opinion and if you want to say that you had a bad experience with your G73, that you don't trust Asus and that to you it seems that their models are riddled with issues, that is fine. Just don't expect everyone to agree with you .

EDIT: To put it another way, i haven't seen any substantial reports of issues with the G74 like there was for the G73JH or is for the UX31 so i'd still recommend it if the price is right. It can't compete with offerings from MSI, AW and Clevo in terms of raw performance though. That is mostly what i meant in my earlier post, mornings can sometimes do that to you...

 

Not if it's from an Asus laptop. If it's from elsewhere, than nobody has tested it. You'd have to find out yourself. Only 6970m and 6990m have been proven to work.

 

Sarge, do you know if there's any way that I could make my G73SW running on Intel HD 3000?

 

Well there is that thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gaming-notebook-forum/635423-g53sw-im-using-intel-onboard.html. Haven't heard from the OP in a while, just as noted in the thread, the first post i edited is an exact duplicate of the i linked there. Beware the wall of text though.

 

you could try to disassemble your notebook and remove the gpu and then try it. I'm sure most of these laptops also have integrated video on the board as well. I've had experience with an older g72(i thinki) and its gtx 260m was gone. The GPU was a seperate chip and when removed we could still get video. You could always try this